When I had the opportunity to visit Sweden, I knew I wanted to stop into the Fällkniven store in Boden. For many years, I carried the Fällkniven F1 as my standard bushcraft knife, and I still own a couple I use on backpacking trips now and again. The Fällkniven store is more than a store with a small but fascinating display of classic Swedish knives.
One interesting display was the original Swedish Air Force knife set in front of the current version, the reliable standard F1. The F1’s history, according to Peter Hjortberger, the owner of Fällkniven, “It started in 1987 when the Swedish Air Force thought that they run a zillion-dollar aircrafts while having a two-dollar knife in the leg pocket on their survival dresses.” Essentially a common MORA…
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Knives Illustrated (Digital) - 1 Issue, May - June 2020